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32 Poems on the Poetry Road

I'd love to see you/meet you at one of my upcoming poetry readings, panels, or classes.

Although August has not ended and we're still having

90-degree days, it's felt like September for several weeks

in terms of work load.

Recently, I finished a poetry interview for the Sotto Voce Poetry Festival. Next up, I'll be packing to head south for the Decatur Book Festival where the wonderful Blue Elephant Books of Decatur, GA will sell books.

Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 11:15 am: Decatur Book...

I'd love to see you/meet you at one of my upcoming poetry...

I'd love to see you/meet you at one of my upcoming poetry readings, panels, or classes!

Although August has not ended and we're still having

90-degree days, it's felt like September for several weeks

in terms of work load.

Recently, I finished a poetry interview for the Sotto Voce Poetry Festival. Next up, I'll be packing to head south for the Decatur Book Festival where the wonderful Blue Elephant Books of Decatur, GA will sell books.

Saturday, September 4, 2010: Decatur Book Festival
Decatur...

Poetry Pieces

I'm digging this poem from Julie Carr.

Jessie Carty made it onto the poetry bestseller list.

Can you write a novel in three days?

The big secret about writing? You don't need anything special.

I'm reading–for a second time–Dan Albergotti's Boatloads. Yes.

Pleasures of the Art

I have questions for all of you who read this blog: How we can get back to the pleasure of the art rather than the jockeying for position, awards and writing personal attacks masquerading as "literary criticism?" How do we set a larger place at the poetry table for those working outside the academy? How do we make the art of poetry interesting and compelling to the next generation that doesn't want an MFA or teaching gig? How do we take the insular and make it open?

Inspiration Station: Black Bear in Shenandoah National Park

This month's inspiration station is The Shenandoah National Park. The government sums the park up well on their website: "Gazing across the horizon from the peaks of Shenandoah National Park it's hard to believe you are just 75 miles from the bustle of our nation's capital." As you may know, a paved road takes you through the park from one end to the other. You can see fantastic views without leaving your car if that's your preference. I always prefer to get into the woods and camp in a...

The 32 Poems Facebook avatar

One of our favorite graphic designers made a new logo/avatar for the 32 Poems Facebook page. We hope you love it as much as we do. While you're here, remember to join us on Facebook. We have to admit to — cough, cough — ignoring this blog while we became more enamored with the Facebook page. We hope to make amends to this blog, the programming code in the background, and the fancy bells and whistles that make this blog and our regular website work so well. We really do love you, blog

Favorite Poetry Magazines

On the 32 Poems Facebook page, I asked people to list of their favorite poetry magazines. They were not allowed to name 32 Poems! Here's a partial list.

Please share your favorites in the comments.

River Styx

Mid-American Review

North American Review

Ploughshares

Rattle

Barn Owl

Indiana Review

Hayden's Ferry

Los Angeles Review

Pleiades

Iodine Poetry Journal

Poetry

Bellevue Literary Review

Diode

Diagram

Take an Online Poetry Workshop

How the Online Poetry Workshops Work:

We'll focus on work you've generated in the past or are generating now. The workshop leader and members of the class offer suggestions with the goal of helping you craft your poem's structure in a way that makes sense to you and others. Each week, I offer writing experiments. While I encourage you to try them out in order to write in a way that's new to you, they are not required.

An online workshop's convenience is hard to match. You can...

32 Poems Fall Issue

We're pleased to announce the following writers will have poems in the fall issue of 32 Poems Magazine.

We've included links to poems, Twitter feeds, poet blogs, and more below if we were able to find such links relating to our contributors. That way, you can get to know a little more about them.

Chris Anderson is a professor of English at Oregon State University and a Catholic deacon. He has written a number of books, including a book of poems, and his poems are published widely. A new...

Day 4 of 30 Poems in 30 Days

How goes the 30 Poems in 30 Days Challenge for you? Did you get stuck yet? If so, you are normal. Keep on keeping on and feel welcome to post links to your poems in the comments here.